In the 19th century, horticultural advances reshape French’s landscape, as exotic botanical specimens arrived via ships from abroad and local nurserymen experimented with hybridization. As the diversity and accessibility of plants luxuriously grew, so did the avid interest in them. After the French Revolution and ambitious reconstruction of Paris under Napoleon III, the City of Light was reimagined and reinvigorated into a metropolis of tree-lines boulevards, verdant public space, lush gardens, backyard retreats and open-air salons. #frenchgarden#parkgarden